Utah State University (USU) librarian salary, 2026

Utah State University is a public university in Cache County. 22 people worked as librarians for Utah State University in fiscal year 2026. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $69,380, overtime included.

What is the average librarian salary at Utah State University?

Full-year librarians1

19 of 22

our best estimate from Utah's file: how reliable are the Utah figures?

Average total pay, full-year librarians1

$69,380

overtime and other pay included

Based on the 19 of 22 librarians who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$64,794
the middle librarian: half earned more, half less
Overtime
In total pay
Utah's file doesn't list it separately
Highest-paid title
$76,728
Associate Librarian, average total pay
Average pay rank
6th
of 13 Utah employers

What does each librarian title at Utah State University pay?

Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 Utah's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.

  1. Assistant Librarian16 people
    $64,799
  2. Associate Librarian5 people
    $76,728
  3. Librarianfewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Library assistant pay at Utah State University

Counted on their own, kept out of the librarian figures on this page. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1

Library staffPeopleAverage total pay
Librarians22$69,380
Library assistants8Left out

Does Utah State University pay librarians more than other employers in Cache County?

Average total pay of full-year librarians: Utah State University next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year librarians at Utah State University earned $3,351 more than the Cache County average and $1,804 more than the Utah average.

Where does Utah State University rank among Utah employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year librarians, by average total pay.1

All 13 Utah employers

Utah State University ranks 6th of 13, above the middle employer.

Utah State University
$60k$80k

Middle employer: $66,380

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Questions about librarian pay at Utah State University

What is the average librarian salary at Utah State University?

Librarians at Utah State University who worked the full year earned an average of $69,380 in fiscal year 2026, overtime included. The middle librarian earned $64,794: half earned more, half less.

More salaries in Cache County

Sources for the Utah State University figures

Every person who held a librarian position at Utah State University at any point in fiscal year 2026 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked for the same employer the year before, were paid at least 90% as much as in that year, earned at least 90% of that pay in the job's titles, and were paid at least $15,080, a full year at Utah's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.2 Utah's file has no hours or start dates, so this is the closest sign of a full year. Total pay is the wages the employer reported, before tax. Utah's file has one wage figure per person with overtime inside it, so pay here is total pay and overtime can't be shown on its own. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. Transparent Utah, Office of the Utah State Auditor: title, wages and benefits of every employee of every Utah city, town, county and local district, as each reports them for its fiscal year.
  2. Utah Code, Section 34-40-103, Minimum wage: Utah's minimum wage, the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.

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